US5783116A - Derivatives of carbocyclic fused naphthopyrans - Google Patents

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US5783116A
US5783116A US08/951,335 US95133597A US5783116A US 5783116 A US5783116 A US 5783116A US 95133597 A US95133597 A US 95133597A US 5783116 A US5783116 A US 5783116A
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  • the present invention relates to certain novel derivatives of naphthopyran compounds. More particularly, this invention relates to novel derivatives of photochromic carbocyclic fused naphthopyran compounds and to compositions and articles containing such novel compounds.
  • electromagnetic radiation containing ultraviolet rays such as the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight or the light of a mercury lamp
  • many photochromic compounds exhibit a reversible change in color.
  • the ultraviolet radiation is discontinued, such a photochromic compound will return to its original color or colorless state.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,066,818 describes various 3,3-diaryl-3H-naphtho 2,1-b!pyrans as having desirable photochromic properties, i.e., high colorability and acceptable fade, for ophthalmic and other applications. Also disclosed by way of comparative example in the '818 patent are the isomeric 2,2-diaryl-2H-naphtho 1,2-b!pyrans, which are reported to require unacceptably long periods of time to fade after activation.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,627,690 describes photochromic 2,2-di-substituted-2H-naphtho 1,2-b!pyran compositions containing minor amounts of either a base or weak-to-moderate strength acid.
  • the addition of either an acid or base to the naphthopyran composition is reported to increase the fade rate of the colored naphthopyrans, thereby making them useful in eye protection applications such as sunglasses. It is reported therein further that the fade rate of 2H-naphtho- 1,2-b!pyrans without the aforementioned additives ranges from several hours to many days to reach complete reversion.
  • 5,458,814 discloses photochromic 2H-naphtho 1,2-b!pyran compounds having certain substituents at the number 5 and 6 carbon atoms of the naphtho portion of the naphthopyran and at the 2-position of the pyran ring.
  • photochromic plastic materials particularly plastic materials for optical applications
  • photochromic ophthalmic plastic lenses have been investigated because of the weight advantage they offer, vis-a-vis, glass lenses.
  • photochromic transparencies for vehicles such as cars and airplanes, have been of interest because of the potential safety features that such transparencies offer.
  • Certain substituents may also be present at the number 9, 10, 11 or 12 ring atoms of the phenanthropyran compound and at the number 8, 9, 10 or 11 ring atoms of the cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyran compound.
  • phenanthropyran compounds and cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyran compounds may be represented by the following graphic formulae I and I', respectively.
  • graphic formula I the numbers 1 through 12 identify the ring atoms of the phenanthropyran and in graphic formula I', the numbers 1 through 11 identify the ring atoms of the cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyran.
  • like symbols have the same meaning unless stated otherwise.
  • each R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, chloro, fluoro, the unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted aryl groups, phenyl and naphthyl, and the unsubstituted, mono- and di-substituted heteroaromatic groups pyridyl, furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, benzofuran-3-yl, thienyl, benzothien-2-yl, benzothien-3-yl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothienyl, carbazolyl and fluorenyl, each of said aryl and heteroaromatic substituents being selected from the group consisting of aryl, mono(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxyaryl, di(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxyaryl, mono(C 1 -C 6 )
  • each R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, chloro, fluoro, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl and di-substituted phenyl, preferably substituted in the meta and/or para positions and the unsubstituted, mono- and di-substituted heteroaromatic groups furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, thienyl, benzothien-2-yl, dibenzofuran-2-yl and dibenzothien-2-yl, each of said phenyl and heteroaromatic substituents being selected from the group consisting of aryl, aryloxy, aryl(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, di(C 1 -C 3 )alkylamino, N-(C 1 -C 3 )alkylpiperazino, indolino, piperidino, morpholino, pyr
  • each R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, phenyl, mono- and di-substituted phenyl and the unsubstituted, mono- and di-substituted heteroaromatic groups furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, thienyl and benzothien-2-yl, each of said phenyl and heteroaromatic substituents being selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, aryl and indolino, and n is the integer 0 or 1.
  • E may be carbon or oxygen and D may be oxygen or substituted nitrogen, provided that when D is substituted nitrogen, E is carbon, said nitrogen substituents being selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl and C 2 -C 6 acyl; each R 2 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, hydroxy, bromo, chloro or fluoro; R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; and p is the integer 0, 1 or 2;
  • B and B' are each selected from the group consisting of: (i) phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl and di-substituted phenyl, preferably substituted in the meta and/or para positions; (ii) the unsubstituted, mono- and di-substituted heteroaromatic groups furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, thienyl, benzothien-2-yl, dibenzofuran-2-yl and dibenzothien-2-yl, each of said phenyl and heteroaromatic substituents in (i) and (ii) being selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, aryl, aryloxy, aryl(C 1 -C 3 )alkyl, amino, mono(C 1 -C 3 )alkylamino, di(C 1 -C 3 )alkylamino, N-(C 1 -C 3 )alkylpiperazino, indolino
  • B and B' are each selected from the group consisting of (i) phenyl, mono- and di-substituted phenyl; (ii) the unsubstituted, mono- and di-substituted heteroaromatic groups furanyl, benzofuran-2-yl, thienyl and benzothien-2-yl, each of said phenyl and heteroaromatic substituents in (i) and (ii) being selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, aryl, indolino, fluoro and chloro; and (iii) the group represented by graphic formula IIA, wherein E is carbon and D is oxygen, R 2 is C 1 -C 3 alkyl or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen or C 1 -C 3 alkyl, and p is the integer 0 or 1; or (iv) B and B' taken together
  • Compounds represented by graphic formula I may be prepared by the following Reactions A through E.
  • Compounds represented by graphic formula V or VA are either purchased or prepared by Friedel-Crafts methods shown in Reaction A using an appropriately substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl chloride of graphic formula IV with a commercially available substituted or unsubstituted benzene compound of graphic formula III. See the publication Friedel-Crafts and Related Reactions, George A. Olah, Interscience Publishers, 1964, Vol.
  • Reaction B the substituted or unsubstituted ketone represented by graphic formula VA, in which B and B' may represent groups other than substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, as shown in graphic formula V, is reacted with sodium acetylide in a suitable solvent, such as anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF), to form the corresponding propargyl alcohol represented by graphic formula VI.
  • a suitable solvent such as anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF)
  • Propargyl alcohols having B or B' groups other than substituted and unsubstituted phenyl may be prepared from commercially available ketones or ketones prepared via reaction of an acyl halide with a substituted or unsubstituted benzene, naphthalene or heteroaromatic compound.
  • Propargyl alcohols having a B or B' group represented by graphic formula IIC may be prepared by the methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,132, column
  • Compounds represented by graphic formulae I and I' may be used in those applications in which organic photochromic substances may be employed, such as optical lenses, e.g., vision correcting ophthalmic lenses and plano lenses, face shields, goggles, visors, camera lenses, windows, automotive windshields, aircraft and automotive transparencies, e.g., T-roofs, sidelights and backlights, plastic films and sheets, textiles and coatings, e.g., coating compositions such as paints, and verification marks on security documents, e.g., documents such as banknotes, passports and drivers' licenses for which authentication or verification of authenticity may be desired.
  • the tetrahydrophenanthropyrans represented by graphic formula I exhibit activated colors ranging from yellow to red.
  • phenanthropyran compounds and cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyran compounds within the scope of the invention include the following:
  • organic photochromic phenanthropyrans and cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyrans of the present invention may be used alone, in combination with other phenanthropyrans and cyclopenta- c!-naphthopyrans of the present invention, or in combination with one or more other appropriate complementary organic photochromic materials, i.e., organic photochromic compounds having at least one activated absorption maxima within the range of between about 400 and 700 nanometers (or substances containing same), which color when activated to an appropriate hue.
  • the photochromic compounds of the present invention may be incorporated, e.g., dissolved or dispersed, in or associated with a polymeric organic host material used to prepare photochromic articles and.
  • complementary organic photochromic compounds include but are not limited to, other phenanthropyrans, other naphthopyrans, chromenes and oxazines, benzopyran compounds having substituents at the 2-position of the pyran ring including a dibenzo-fused 5 member heterocyclic compound and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring, such as a benzothieno or benzofurano ring fused to the benzene portion of the benzopyrans, spiro(benzindoline)naphthopyrans, spiro(indoline)benzopyrans, spiro(indoline)naphthopyrans, spiro(indoline)quinopyrans, spiro(indoline)pyrans, spiro(indoline)napthoxazines, spiro(indoline)pyridobenzoxazines, spiro(benzin
  • photochromic metal-dithizonates e.g. mercury dithizonates which are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,361,706; and fulgides and fulgimides, e.g., the 3-furyl and 3-thienyl fulgides and fulgimides which are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,931,220 at column 20, line 5 through column 21, line 38.
  • the photochromic articles of the present invention may contain one photochromic compound or a mixture of photochromic compounds, as desired.
  • Each of the photochromic substances described herein may be used in amounts (or in a ratio) such that an organic host material to which the photochromic compounds or mixture of compounds is applied or in which they are incorporated exhibits a desired resultant color, e.g., a substantially neutral color when activated with unfiltered sunlight, i.e., as near a neutral color as possible given the colors of the activated photochromic compounds.
  • a desired resultant color e.g., a substantially neutral color when activated with unfiltered sunlight, i.e., as near a neutral color as possible given the colors of the activated photochromic compounds.
  • Neutral gray and neutral brown colors are preferred.
  • a neutral gray color exhibits a spectrum that has relatively equal absorption in the visible range between 400 and 700 nanometers.
  • a neutral brown color exhibits a spectrum in which the absorption in the 400-550 nanometer range is moderately larger than in the 550-700 nanometer range.
  • chromaticity coordinates x and y can be plotted on a chromaticity diagram, usually a plot of the chromaticity coordinates x and y. See pages 47-52 of Principles of Color Technology, by F. W. Billmeyer, Jr., and Max Saltzman, Second Edition, John Wiley and Sons, N.Y. (1981).
  • the amount of photochromic substance or composition containing same applied to or incorporated into a host material is not critical provided that a sufficient amount is used to produce a photochromic effect discernible to the naked eye upon activation. Generally such amount can be described as a photochromic amount. The particular amount used depends often upon the intensity of color desired upon irradiation thereof and upon the method used to incorporate or apply the photochromic substances. Typically, the more photochromic substance applied or incorporated, the greater is the color intensity up to a certain limit.
  • the relative amounts of the aforesaid photochromic compounds used will vary and depend in part upon the relative intensities of the color of the activated species of such compounds, and the ultimate color desired.
  • the amount of total photochromic substance incorporated into or applied to a photochromic optical host material may range from 0.05 to 1.0, e.g., from 0.1 to 0.45, milligrams per square centimeter of surface to which the photochromic substance(s) is incorporated or applied.
  • the photochromic substances of the present invention may be applied to, associated with or incorporated into a host material such as a polymeric organic host material by various methods described in the art. Such methods include dissolving or dispersing the photochromic substance within the host material, e.g., casting it in place by adding the photochromic substance to the monomeric host material prior to polymerization; imbibition of the photochromic substance into the host material by immersion of the host material in a hot solution of the photochromic substance or by thermal transfer; providing the photochromic substance as a separate layer between adjacent layers of the host material, e.g., as a part of a polymeric film; and applying the photochromic substance as part of a coating or film placed on the surface of the host material.
  • imbibition or "imbibe” is intended to mean and include permeation of the photochromic substance alone into the host material, solvent assisted transfer of the photochromic substance into a porous polymer, vapor phase transfer, and other such transfer mechanisms.
  • Compatible (chemically and color-wise) tints i.e., dyes
  • the particular dye selected will vary and depend on the aforesaid need and result to be achieved.
  • the dye may be selected to complement the color resulting from the activated photochromic substances, e.g., to achieve a more neutral color or absorb a particular wavelength of incident light.
  • the dye may be selected to provide a desired hue to the host matrix when the photochromic substances is in an unactivated state.
  • the host material will usually be transparent, but may be translucent or even opaque.
  • the host material need only be transparent to that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which activates the photochromic substance, i.e., that wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light that produces the open form of the substance and that portion of the visible spectrum that includes the absorption maximum wavelength of the substance in its UV activated form, i.e., the open form.
  • the host color should not be such that it masks the color of the activated form of the photochromic substance, i.e., so the change in color is readily apparent to the observer.
  • the host material article is a solid transparent or optically clear material, e.g., materials suitable for optical applications, such as plano and ophthalmic lenses, windows, automotive transparencies, e.g., windshields, aircraft transparencies, plastic sheeting, polymeric films, etc.
  • materials suitable for optical applications such as plano and ophthalmic lenses, windows, automotive transparencies, e.g., windshields, aircraft transparencies, plastic sheeting, polymeric films, etc.
  • the photochromic compounds of the present invention may be present in an organic solvent or an organic polymeric host.
  • the organic solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzene, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, ethanol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, N-methyl pyrrolidinone, 2-methoxyethyl ether, xylene, cyclohexane, 3-methyl cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, methanol, methyl propinate, ethylene glycol and mixtures thereof.
  • the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetone, ethanol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, 2-methoxyethyl ether, 3-methyl cyclohexanone, N-methyl pyrrolidinone and mixtures thereof.
  • the organic polymeric host material is a solid transparent or optically clear material, e.g., materials suitable for optical applications, such as plano and ophthalmic lenses, windows, automotive transparencies, e.g., windshields, aircraft transparencies, plastic sheeting, polymeric films, etc.
  • materials suitable for optical applications such as plano and ophthalmic lenses, windows, automotive transparencies, e.g., windshields, aircraft transparencies, plastic sheeting, polymeric films, etc.
  • polymeric organic host materials are polymers prepared from individual monomers or mixtures of monomers selected from the following groups:
  • Examples of diacrylate or dimethacrylate compounds represented by graphic formulae XII and XIII include diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, etc., butanediol dimethacrylate and poly(oxyalkylene dimethacrylates), e.g., polyethylene glycol (600) dimethacrylate.
  • Examples of acrylate or methacrylate compounds represented by graphic formula XIV include glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate.
  • polymeric organic host materials which may be used with the photochromic compounds described herein include: polymers, i.e., homopolymers and copolymers, of the monomers and mixtures of monomers represented by graphic formulae XII, XIII and XIV, bis(allyl carbonate) monomers, diisopropenyl benzene monomers, ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate monomers, ethylene glycol bismethacrylate monomers, poly(ethylene glycol) bis-methacrylate monomers, ethoxylated phenol bismethacrylate monomers, alkoxylated polyhydric alcohol polyacrylate monomers, such as ethoxylated trimethylol propane triacrylate monomers, urethane acrylate monomers, such as those described in U.S.
  • Transparent copolymers and blends of transparent polymers are also suitable as host materials.
  • the host material is an optically clear polymerized organic material prepared from a thermoplastic polycarbonate resin, such as the carbonate-linked resin derived from bisphenol A and phosgene, which is sold under the trademark, LEXAN; a polyester, such as the material sold under the trademark, MYLAR; a poly(methyl methacrylate), such as the material sold under the trademark, PLEXIGLAS; polymerizates of a polyol(allyl carbonate) monomer, especially diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate), which monomer is sold under the trademark CR-39, and polymerizates of copolymers of a polyol (allyl carbonate), e.g., diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate), with other copolymerizable monomeric materials, such as copolymers with vinyl acetate, e.g., copolymers of from 80-90 percent diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate
  • optically clear polymerizates i.e., materials suitable for optical applications, such as for example plano and ophthalmic lenses, windows, and automotive transparencies.
  • optically clear polymerizates may have a refractive index that may range from about 1.48 to about 1.75, e.g., from about 1.495 to about 1.66.
  • the 2-cyclohexanoneacetic acid of step 1 (14.5 grams) was added to a reaction flask containing tetrahydrofuran (60 mL). Phenyl magnesium bromide (150 mL, 2.0 molar in tetrahydrofuran) was slowly added to the stirred reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was stirred for one hour and then poured into a beaker containing a mixture of ice, hydrochloric acid and ether. The resulting ether layer was recovered, washed twice with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent, ether, was removed on a rotary evaporator yielding 20.9 grams of product. An NMR spectrum showed the product to have a structure consistent with 2-(2-phenyl-2-hydroxycyclohexyl)acetic acid.
  • the 2-(2-phenyl-2-hydroxycyclohexyl)acetic acid of Step 2 (20.9 grams) was mixed with polyphosphoric acid (100 grams) in a 250 mL round bottom flask and maintained at a temperature of 100° C. for two hours.
  • the reaction mixture was poured into a beaker containing ice, and the resulting mixture was extracted three times with ether.
  • the ether extracts were combined, washed twice with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.
  • the solvent, ether was removed on a rotary evaporator.
  • the product was purified on a silica gel column yielding 9.4 grams of a viscous oil which slowly crystallized.
  • An NMR spectrum showed the product to have a structure consistent with 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthro-9-ol.
  • the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthro-9-ol of Step 3 (7.2 grams) was mixed with 1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)propargyl alcohol (11.3 grams) and p-toluene sulfonic acid (PTSA) (0.3 gram) in chloroform (100 mL) in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed for six hours. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was washed twice with water and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent, chloroform, was removed on a rotary evaporator. The product was purified on a silica gel column to yield 1.0 gram of a foamy product. An NMR spectrum showed the product to have a structure consistent with 2,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,5,6,7,8-pentahydrophenanthro 9,10-b!pyran.
  • PTSA p-toluene sulfonic acid
  • Example 1 Testing was done with the photochromic compound described in Example 1 in the following manner.
  • a quantity of photochromic compound calculated to yield a 1.5 ⁇ 10 -3 molal solution was added to a flask containing 50 grams of a monomer blend of 4 parts ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate (BPA 2EO DMA), 1 part poly(ethylene glycol) 600 dimethacrylate, and 0.033 weight percent 2,2'-azobis(2-methyl propionitrile) (AIBN).
  • BPA 2EO DMA ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate
  • AIBN 2,2'-azobis(2-methyl propionitrile)
  • the photochromic compound was dissolved into the monomer blend by stirring and gentle heating. After a clear solution was obtained, it was poured into a flat sheet mold having the interior dimensions of 2.2 mm ⁇ 6 inches (15.24 cm) ⁇ 6 inches (15.24 cm).
  • the mold was sealed and placed in a horizontal air flow, programmable oven programmed to increase the temperature from 40° C. to 95° C. over a 5 hour interval, hold the temperature at 95° C. for 3 hours, lower it to 60° C. over a 2 hour interval and then hold at 60° C. for 16 hours.
  • the polymer sheet was cut using a diamond blade saw into 2 inch (5.1 centimeters) test squares.
  • the photochromic test squares prepared in Part A were tested for photochromic response on an optical bench. Prior to testing on the optical bench, the photochromic test squares were exposed to 365 nanometer ultraviolet light for about 15 minutes to activate the photochromic compounds and then placed in a 76° C. oven for about 15 minutes to bleach or inactivate the photochromic compounds. The test squares were then cooled to room temperature, exposed to fluorescent room lighting for at least 2 hours and then kept covered for at least 2 hours prior to testing on an optical bench maintained at 72° F. (22.2° C.).
  • the bench was fitted with a 150 watt Xenon arc lamp, a remote controlled shutter, a copper sulfate bath acting as a heat sink for the arc lamp, a Schott WG-320 nm cut-off filter which removes short wavelength radiation; neutral density filter(s) and a sample holder in which the square to be tested was inserted.
  • the power output of the optical bench i.e., the dosage of light that the sample lens would be exposed to, was calibrated with a photochromic test square used as a reference standard. This resulted in a power output ranging from 0.15 to 0.20 milliWatts per square centimeter (mW/cm 2 ).
  • Measurement of the power output was made using a GRASEBY Optronics Model S-371 portable photometer (Serial #21536) with a UV-A detector (Serial #22411) or comparable equipment.
  • the UV-A detector was placed into the sample holder and the light output was measured. Adjustments to the power output were made by increasing or decreasing the lamp wattage or by adding or removing neutral density filters in the light path.
  • a monitoring, collimated beam of light from a tungsten lamp was passed through the square at a small angle (approximately 30°) normal to the square. After passing through the square, the light from the tungsten lamp was directed to a detector through Spectral Energy Corp. GM-200 monochromator set at the previously determined visible lambda max of the photochromic compound being measured. The output signals from the detector were processed by a radiometer.
  • the optical properties of the photochromic compound in the test squares are reported in Table 1.
  • the ⁇ OD/Min which represents the sensitivity of the photochromic compound's response to UV light, was measured over the first five (5) seconds of UV exposure, then expressed on a per minute basis.
  • the saturation optical density ( ⁇ OD@ Sat) was taken under identical conditions as the ⁇ OD/Min, except UV exposure was continued for 15 minutes.
  • the lambda max (Vis) is the wavelength in nanometers (nm) in the visible spectrum at which the maximum absorption of the activated (colored) form of the photochromic compound in a test square occurs.
  • the lambda max (Vis) wavelength was determined by testing the photochromic test square polymerizates of Part A in a Varian Cary 3 UV-Visible spectrophotometer.
  • the lambda ( ⁇ ) max (UV) is the wavelength in nanometers in the ultraviolet range closest to the visible spectrum at which the absorption of the photochromic compound occurs. This absorption was also determined with the same spectrophotometer.
  • the Bleach Rate (T 1/2) is the time interval in seconds for the absorbance of the activated form of the photochromic compound in the test squares to reach one half the highest absorbance at room temperature (72° F.) after removal of the source of activating light.

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